Are Smart Meters Really a Smart Idea?
Great Britain is in the midst of a cost of living crisis. Food shopping prices have risen, as have fuel prices, public transport, utility bills and almost anything else that can be purchased from a store. As a result, people are understandably stressed about their...
Don’t Look Up: or, just don’t watch.
Don’t Look Up is the most recent hit from Netflix and is the newest film from Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman) also having written, produced and directed the sci-fi comedy. IMDb describes the film to be “Two low-level astronomers [must] go on a giant media tour...
Student Accommodation – Here’s the problem.
Picture this; it’s September first, and you’re moving into your new flat – fresh into your second year at university and experiencing letting for the first time after a year of complete uncertainty. This was me.I got the train down the night before,...
How much do Apple slow iPhones down?
Joe McCormick investigates one of the biggest controversies in Apple’s history. Apple are the pioneers of the smartphone world. When the iPhone was first announced in 2007, the keynote’s audience laughed at Steve Jobs when he said that the primary method...
The Great British bake Off is back!
And we’re off! Tuesday saw the first of this year’s Great British Bake Off and, as always, it started with a bang. I’m slightly stumped by the Bake-Off team’s decision to open this year with the 30-year-old Billy-Ray Cyrus song (that nobody under 30 will even...
Pets to the rescue: The positive impact pets had on their owners during a year of lockdown restrictions
Now, after over a year of lockdowns here in the UK, people across the country have been reflecting on the help they have received from their loyal furry house mates. Sarah, 26, found being stuck at home during the first lockdown “very overwhelming”. After a medical...
A guide to funding a greener home
Have you ever thought about altering aspects of your home because it could be more energyefficient but you aren’t able to fund it yourself? There are a variety of different fundingoptions out there that will help you make your home a greener space. However, many of...
Celebrity Bake of SU2C final week
Last night saw the final Celebrity Bake off su2C of 2021, opening with Prue appearing to be dressed ready for an appearance in Dee-Lite’s Groove Is In the Heart 1990 video, and Matt Lucas now officially as round as a weeble. The contestants participating this...
Something’s going wrong in our world…
There’s something disastrous happening in the world and it’s not going away. Many environmentally conscious people are doing their utmost in their attempts to rectify it while a small minority of the remainder are blatantly doing exactly the opposite. What am I...
The joys and the agony….
Ask anyone who’s become a mum what it’s like, and I can guarantee they’ll never be able to describe the magnitude of how it feels. Firstly, please don’t misunderstand, I realise how lucky I am to have had the good fortune to bear three healthy children, and I will...
Nature’s little helper
With the approaching onset of winter, light levels are now lessening, and depression and low mood can become an increasing problem for many people. This, combined with a second lockdown in progress, means it’s never been more important for us to connect...
Should Schools Close During Second National Lockdown?
Sunday night saw the announcement by Boris Johnson that the second national lockdown of 2020 is going to commence on Thursday 5th November 2020. The guidelines included statistics regarding the increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases since the end of summer and...
